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Parents urge Durham school board to preserve Club Boulevard Elementary dance program
Summary
Parents and PTA leaders urged the Durham Public Schools board to restore funding for the long-running dance program at Club Boulevard Elementary, saying it supports students’ social-emotional and academic development and that cuts would be difficult to reverse.
Parents and PTA leaders at a Durham Public Schools budget hearing urged the Board of Education to find funds to preserve the dance program at Club Boulevard Elementary, arguing the program serves a broad group of students and would be “nearly impossible to rebuild” if cut.
Speakers said the program has been part of the school for more than 20 years and described how students benefit from regular participation. Beth Red Myers, a Club Boulevard parent, read messages from children who said dance…
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